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Table Rolls - Why Encounter is in the Area

Two trolls come into view, crouched down and following a trail with their noses. Following them is another troll leading four cowed ogres who are carrying a metal cauldron between them. Anyone who can understand Giant can make out a conversation around the best way to cook a dwarf.

Who are they on the trail of?

Generated from the Encounter Reason in the Area, below, (roll of an 11, searching the area for food or sustenance) table below and the Mountains Levels 5-10 table(roll of a 6, 1d3 Trolls served by 1d3+1 Ogres)

Why Is the Encounter Here?

Rounding off the Encounter Blogs we look at why an encounter is in the area. This gives context for how they may deal with the PCs.

The Encounter Reason in the Area tables are system neutral. The first table can be used for any encounter. The Sentient Reasons one can be used with any being capable of thinking and links back to the first.

An encounter with 2 lions may take on a different meaning if they are fleeing a group of hunters looking for them, with a few arrow marks and a broken-off arrow shaft in one of them.